People who know me know that I am always railing against people who want to curb encryption, but encryption does present legitimate problems. Firefox Send is a great program that allows users to encrypt data – large files – and send a link to a recipient to allow them to download the file. I use […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Hundreds of Web Sites Fall Into the Hands of Hackers Return to the list of client alerts Apparently not every company knows where every web server and subdomain is or what they are being used for. A researcher discovered more than 240 of these domains. And the domains are not owned by the corner candy […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The law firm of Bryan Cave has done some interesting analysis. On January 1, 2020, California became the first U.S. state to allow a breach victim to sue a company that was breached without having to prove they were damaged. The breach alone was proof of damage. The amount any one person can sue for […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Sometimes the police do some great tech work. This case does not appear to include any U.S. law enforcement agencies, but sometimes they don’t want any attention for a number of reasons. This story starts with criminals using a specially modified phone that was designed to be more secure. The phone, called an EncroChat, has […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Apple Likely to Make Charger, Earphones Extra on Next iPhone Before everyone goes crazy, first this is a rumor – a likely accurate rumor, but a rumor, and second, it is likely aligned with the EU’s directive to reduce electronic waste. Your old charger and old earphones probably still work and if, say, 50% of […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Since the early 1990s, there has been a battle going on between the federal government and privacy advocates. Privacy advocates want strong encryption. The government wants weak encryption that it can break. Except of course for the encryption that they use. They claim they need it is to hunt down terrorists, but that didn’t get […]
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